Pool cover hinged sliding assembly

1. A hinged sliding assembly for a pool cover assembly comprising:

a slider member comprising a rod member and defining an opening, wherein the slider member is coupleable to a pool cover and the rod member extends at least partially across the opening; and

a hinged rope lock member coupled to the rod member and positioned at least partially within the opening, wherein the hinged rope lock member is coupleable to a rope of the pool cover.

2. The hinged sliding assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rod member extends along a longitudinal length of the slider member.

3. The hinged sliding assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hinged rope lock member is coupled to the rod member along an entire longitudinal length of the hinged rope lock member.

4. The hinged sliding assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hinged rope lock member is slidable along and rotatable about the rod member.

5. The hinged sliding assembly of claim 1 , wherein a leading edge and a trailing edge of the hinged rope lock member contact a leading edge and a trailing edge of the opening as the hinged rope lock member slides along the rod member.

6. The hinged sliding assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hinged rope lock member is coupled to the rod member via a snap-fit engagement.

7. A pool cover assembly comprising:

a track;

a pool cover comprising a rope extending along at least one edge of the pool cover; and

a hinged sliding assembly moveable along the track, the hinged sliding assembly comprising:

a slider member comprising a rod member and defining an opening, wherein the slider member is coupled to the pool cover; and

a hinged rope lock member coupled to the rod member proximate a first end of the hinged rope lock member, coupled to the rope proximate a second end of the hinged rope lock member, and positioned at least partially within the opening.

8. The pool cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein the slider member and the hinged rope lock member are arranged at least partially within a channel of the track.

9. The pool cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein the rod member extends at least partially across the opening.

10. The pool cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein the rod member extends substantially along a longitudinal length of the slider member.

11. The pool cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein the hinged rope lock member is coupled to the rod member along an entire longitudinal length of the hinged rope lock member.

12. The pool cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein the hinged rope lock member is slidable along and rotatable about the rod member.

13. The pool cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein a leading edge and a trailing edge of the hinged rope lock member contacts a leading edge and a trailing edge of the opening as the hinged rope lock member slides along the rod member.

14. The pool cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein the hinged rope lock member is coupled to the rod member via a snap-fit engagement.

15. A method of extending or retracting a pool cover, the method comprising:

applying a force to a rope, wherein the rope extends along at least one edge of the pool cover and is coupled to a hinged rope lock member of a pool cover assembly, wherein the pool cover assembly comprises:

a track;

the pool cover comprising the rope extending along at least one edge of the pool cover; and

a hinged sliding assembly moveable along the track, the hinged sliding assembly comprising:

a slider member comprising a rod member and defining an opening, wherein the slider member is coupled to the pool cover; and

the hinged rope lock member coupled to the rod member proximate a first end of the hinged rope lock member, coupled to the rope proximate a second end of the hinged rope lock member, and positioned at least partially within the opening;

first sliding, in response to the applying a force step, the hinged rope lock member along the rod member in a first direction; and

second sliding, in response to the first sliding step, the slider member along the track to extend the pool cover.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

applying an opposite force to the rope;

third sliding, in response to the applying the opposite force step, the hinged rope lock member along the rod member in a second direction; and

fourth sliding, in response to the third sliding step, the slider member along the track to retract the pool cover.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein a leading edge of the hinged rope lock member contacts a leading edge of the opening during the second sliding, and a trailing edge of the hinged rope lock member contacts a trailing edge of the opening during the fourth sliding.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the hinged rope lock member is coupled to the rod member along an entire longitudinal length of the hinged rope lock member.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the hinged rope lock member is slidable along and rotatable about the rod member.